Pam Bradford

A social conservative who once called for banning gay couples from becoming foster parents, Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson was an unlikely foil for members of his own party outraged at the U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down same-sex marriage bans nationwide. read more >

A county clerk in Arkansas on Wednesday said she will issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a day after saying she would defy a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage nationwide. read more >